Where does “simango-aap” come from?
simango-aap (Afrikaans) comes from Afrikaans aap, from Dutch aap, from Middle Dutch āpe, from Old Saxon apo, from Proto-West Germanic apō, from Proto-Germanic apô, from Proto-Indo-European abō- — ape.
simango-aap (Afrikaans): blue monkey
Definitions
- blue monkey
Ancestry of “simango-aap”, step by step
simango-aap traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Afrikaans aap
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Afrikaans | aap | A monkey, ape |
| 2 | Dutch | aap | A monkey, ape, simian; any member of the... |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | āpe | — |
| 4 | Old Saxon | apo | ape |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | apō | ape, monkey |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | apô | ape, monkey |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | abō- | ape |
via Zulu nsimango
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Zulu | nsimango | — |